The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
Yesterday the Hottest Day Experienced By
Caissgoans in Thirty Years.
Sixty-Two Deaths From insulation in That
City Sine, Saturday Morning.
Tbs Mercury Climbs Up to 0ns Rund sd and
Thirteen Degrees in Jalist, Ill.
Great Suffering From the Heat In Louis
yiIie-The Hottest Day of the Sea-
son at Nashville, Tenn.

CHICAGO, July 17.-The.hot weather of
Saturday was intensified to-day, and there
was much suffering throughout the city.
At O'Clock this morning the mercury had
reached 80. degrees, and by IL it was 100.
The maximum 102, aud the hottest
weather experienced in Chicago in years,
was reached by o'clock, and the tempera-
ture remained nearly stationary until
o'clock. The street cars going to the vari-
Gus parks were jammed all day, while on
the lake every excursion steamer, tug
and sail boat which could be
chartered was loaded down with masses of
people seeking some relief from the intol-
cradle heat. The wind blew from the
west over parched prairles and was like
blast from furnace. At o'clock, how
ever, a mass of clouds gathered in the west
and soon furious squall swept toward
the lake, bringing with 1t heavy rain
which lasted half an hour, aud leaving
behind it fresh and de ightfully cool at
Hosphere. Many of the boats on the lake
had a hard time beating back to shore
sgainst the wind and waves and many
excursionists were thoroughly drenched by
the large waves which were swept over
the vessels, but so far ss is known there
were no casualties. From the time of the
storm the temperature b gan falling rap.
idly, and at o'clock tonight had reached
81 degrees, with prospect of going even
lower. The number OF prostrationS from
the heat was not as great as yesterday, there
being very few laborers at work, but up to
10 oclC ok tonight the records of the police
department show that not less than forty.
five persons were stricken down to-day.
Of this number eighteen have already died
and Iobsbly more will die before morn
ing. Saturdays list was appalling. The
total number of cases cared for by the po-
lice was over 100, and of this number tAir-
~ or more have resulted fatally, The po-
lice think that number OF cases were
cared for privately, both yesterday and to-
day, and say that the mortality record,
when finally completed from physicians
certificates, will make showing of deaths
from insulation unprecedented in this city.
Such degree OF heat has not been expert
Gnced in Chicago. according 10 all authori-
ties, in nearly thirty years.
An InteI.Ocesn spt cial from Ft. Wayne,
Ind, says: To day has been the hottest
known here for years, the mercury reach
ing 102 degrees in the shade. A number
CT prostrstions are reported, two OF which
have resulted fatally.
An Inter Ocean special r. oxford, Ill ,
says the temp erature reached 104 degrees.
A Times special from Wheeling, w. Va,
says: TIE mercury ranged from los to
los degrees in the shade. No fatal pros
tTations.
A News special from Galesburg, Ill,
says: The heat for the last six days here
has been terrific, averaging 1902 in the
shade To-day ii reached 104 -Four
deaths occurred yesterday and to-day, from
prostratiou,
At II O'Clock tonight the latest returns
show that sixiy.two persons hav3 died
either in or on the way to the various hos
| pitfalls in the city, since Saturday morning.
These deaths were all the direct result oil
sunstroke or heat prostration. A number
| of the patients at the hospital are il g
state Of coma tonight, and the physicians
consider their cases hopeless. At the
county hospital the physicians and the
| nurses have been working almost unceas
iDgly for thirty-six hours. The crush far
exceeds that following the Haymarket
hot.
An Inter-0cean special:from Chenoa, ILL.,.
says: The thermometer to-day registered
| 1C6 degrees in the shade at p. m. TIL:
| hot spell has been without parallel. For
six day the mercury has ranged above 100
| Tonight at $50 ii is ninety.four. No IA
| tai plostrations are reported.